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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-56721 EUVD-2026-56236GHSA-m39h-f7fw-54qw

CamaleonCMS 2.9.2 Privilege Escalation via Parameter Confusion in UsersController

Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Nov 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

CamaleonCMS version 2.9.2 and earlier contains a privilege escalation vulnerability via insecure direct object reference (IDOR) that allows authenticated low-privileged attackers to overwrite any user's credentials by exploiting a parameter confusion flaw between the authorization filter and action body in the UsersController. Attackers can send a PATCH request to the updated_ajax endpoint setting params[:id] to their own user ID to pass the self-authorization check while simultaneously setting params[:user_id] to a victim's ID, causing the controller to load and mutate the victim's account, including overwriting administrator passwords to achieve full site takeover.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
owen2345 CamaleonCMS ≤ 2.9.2 —

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